Pope Francis’ warning on AI and Justice
On the occasion of the recent G7 summit, Pope Francesco delivered a speech on AI.Interesting especially his quoting of judges tasks as follows: "An important example of this is the use…
UN HRC Side Event – The role of judges, prosecutors and lawyers in safeguarding democracies
on 24th June 2024 the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI) and the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF) proposed a side-event to discuss…
Meeting of the Presidency Commettee in Dubrovnik
On June, 21 and 22 the Presidency Committee of the IAJ met in Dubrovnik (Croatia). The Committee discussed some of the issues to be submitted to the Central Council in…
Joint press release of IAJ-EAJ, Medel, AEAJ and Judges for Judges on the court order of the General Court
The four European associations and organisations of Judges (EAJ, Medel, AEAJ, Judges for Judges) are disappointed by the order of 4 June 2024 of the Grand Chamber dismissing the actions…
UN: Tunisia – Interference with the judiciary and harassment of lawyers must end
"The violent detention and arrest of lawyers Sonia Dahmani and Mehdi Zaghrouba at the headquarters of Tunisia’s bar association, and the prevention of a prominent judge from attending an international…
Meeting of the IBA Group of the IAJ in Buenos Aires (Argentina)
On 27 May, 2024, in Buenos Aires (Argentina) the mid-year meeting of the Ibero American Group of the IAJ started. In attendance were 16 member associations from Latin American countries.The…
IAJ Presidency Committee endorsement resolution on Tunisia
The Presidency Committee of the International Association of Judges (IAJ) endorses the recent resolution on Tunisia, adopted by the African Group, regional group of the IAJ. PC resolution Previous news
Open letter on Bulgaria – reply of Vera Jourova, Vice-President of the European Commission
On 20th March 2024 an open letter on the situation of the judiciary in Bulgaria was sent to Ms. Dunja Mijatović, Commissioner for Human Rights (CoE) and to Mr. Didier Reynders,…
Situation of the judiciary in Tunisia
The Executive board of the Association of Tunisian Magistrates, member of the International Association of Judges, released two statements on:the current situation of the judiciary in Tunisia: EN, FRthe attack…
Meeting of the African Group of the IAJ in Monrovia (Liberia)
On 6th May 2024 the opening ceremony of the mid-year meeting of the African Group of the IAJ took place in Monrovia (Liberia) under the organisation of the National Association…
Results of the survey on the use of psychological tests for Judges
On 11th March 2024, Prof. Marco Fabri, Research director of the Bologna branch of the Institute of Legal Informatics and Judicial Systems, National Research Council of Italy (CNR), has proposed to Secretary General of the IAJ,…
EAJ meeting in Warsaw: resolutions
During its meeting in Warsaw from 25 to 27 April 2024, the European Association of Judges (EAJ) adopted the following resolutions on: Hungary Italy Slovenia Spain Murat Arslan
IAJ Statement on Kiribati
On April 2024, the IAJ issued a statement on Kiribati. The IAJ watches with grave concern the deeping crisis involving the suspension of Mr. Justice David Lambourne of the High…
17th plenary meeting Pilot courts Network of the CEPEJ
The CEPEJ organised the 17th plenary meeting of its Network of Pilot courts in Mechelen, Belgium, on 10 April 2024, at the invitation of the Antwerp Court of First Instance…
The New Version of the IAJ Web Site is Online
Welcome to the new version of the IAJ web site!For a tutorial on the main features and use of the site please click the link hereinafter: Video For any doubt…